CHARACTERS | Improv Workshop Series

Characters:
Explore the bold world of character-forward improv! Over the course of 10 hours of instruction this workshop series will look at psychological, emotional, physical, and vocal approaches to playing complex, interesting characters on stage. This class will help you extend your range and open up new choices in spontaneity that rely less on doing and more on being.

We'll dig deep into scenework that centres characters and relationships as the driving force, rather story-structure or action. A fresh take on improvisation that will open new horizons for hilarity and play!

Prerequisites:
*Some* improv experience recommended.
If you're not sure, just email [email protected]

Dates and times:
Tuesdays| Nov 4-25 | 7:00-9:30pm

Venue:
This workshop will take place at 165 King St W, Kitchener. This is the same building as Libro Credit Union downtown. The studio is in the basement and Ben will meet you at the street entrance to head down together. Make sure you go to King St West, not East!

Accessible Pricing:
If cost is a barrier for you, please email [email protected] and we'll figure out an accessible price. Don't be shy!

About the instructor:
Ben Gorodetsky is an improviser, director, and educator based in Kitchener, Ontario. They are curator and host of KW monthly mainstays: Pinch Cabaret and Together We're Boisterous Comedy. Ben is the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre, where he performed in the flagship TheatreSports show every friday night for seven years, and for which he was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award. He has performed, taught, and directed improvisation at The Magnet Theatre (NYC), Out of Bounds Comedy (Austin), UCB (LA), Highwire Comedy (Atlanta), English Lovers (Vienna), IGLU (Ljubljana), FERIIR (Reunion Island), Bad Dog (Toronto), and Blind Tiger (Vancouver). His performance work has been presented by The Art Gallery of Ontario, CAFKA, Lumen Fest, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Tank NYC, Mile Zero Dance, Brian Webb Dance Company, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts, Rubaboo Festival, Guelph Dance Festival, SpringWorks, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. They are creator and executive producer of TV series "My Pet Ate What?" for CTV/Bell Media. They teach at UWaterloo and hold an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY and a BFA from the University of Alberta.

More info: www.pinchpinchpinch.com/classes

*photos by Phi Doan

Host or Publisher Pinch Cabaret